Double Whammy

Oh boy, with this card I got a double whammy. Making a masculine card using existing supplies. The tree was left over from Christmas cards is a die cut from Papertrey Ink's In The Meadow set and the deer are stamps from the same set. I'm not sure where the sentiment is from,

Change is a Good Thing

I mentioned in a previous post that I had another Archiver card making set that was for guys.  It is another Unity Stamp set and it's makes me laugh when I see it. Very simple card to make and I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by.

A Truckin' Birthday

Among the cards that I need to make for my gift packets are of course birthday cards.  I especially need cards for guys, both for me to send and for the packets that guys will use.  I had a request from one of the female halves of couples that I give to that her hubbie asked that I make cards that he could send.  I guess men don't like to send frilly, flowery, girly cards. Go figure.
So anyway when I was looking through my DP I came across my October Afternoon Sasparilla paper pad and it had this map designed paper.  Perfect to go with the truck from Papertrey Ink set Tremendous Treats:Birthday.  Another great set that is really for children but I think this image could go for any age.  I used the curlicue image for the road, works great.  I used scraps for the other parts of the cove and a punch for the circle mat.  Colored with Copics and was done.
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

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I wanted to make some more masculine cards for my gift packets at Christmas and this is what I came up with.  I cut the hills with a Papertrey die and the tree deer are coordinating dies from the 'In the Meadows' set.  The blue check DP is Gina K's 'Casual Friday' paper pack.  The sentiment is Papertrey Ink's 'Trendy Trees' (love the font). The card base is Gina K's In the Navy.
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Deer on the Hills

I was watching a card making video last week on Stamp TV called faux torn edges and it reminded me of this technique that I saw way back when on Splitcoast Stampers (love these resources) to use torn paper to create the look of hills or mountains.  I had my Papertrey Ink set 'In the Meadow' out and decided to make some "guy" cards.  My base is kraft and just a single layer using the torn edge of paper I rubbed along the edge with Memento Rich Cocoa turning the paper for dimension.  I stamped the deer and sentiment (also in Rich Cocoa) and rubbed along the edge of the card (after rounding off the bottom) with Papertrey Ink's Fresh Snow.
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Paul's Birthday

I made this card for my brother-in-law Paul's birthday.  He is turning the big *0 today.  My sister informs me that he was really happy that the number was not on the card as all of the other cards he received  did.
For this card I used the technique I learned from Gina K for the weathered barn board look using Memento Paris Dusk and Grey Flannel.  The card base and matting is Gina K's In the Navy and the focal point is on Beckett Expressions white.  I used Gina K's 'Country Road' stamp set for my focal point and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's 'Beautiful Butterflies' (I just love the font).  I stamped it all with Memento Paris Dusk, stamping the little flowers twice without re inking
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

The Lone Fisherman

This card shows off some of the other translucent DP from The Paper Comapny called Swirly White that I found in my supplies.  I wanted to use some of my stamps that have been sitting idle for way to long and I needed a masculine card so I combined the three thoughts and came up with this card.  The card base is a very deep purple from Gina K (I think).  The stamps are from two different comapanies, Seagulls from Stampendous, Fisherman and Sunrise/Sunset are from Northwoods Rubber Stamps.  Once again I used a leftover oval die cut to make my focal point.  I just lightly colored the birds, the clouds and some of the water and made the sun pop out brightly.  Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

A Lighthouse

I have always loved Art Impression stamps and was thrilled to find this stamp at the Scrapbooking convention last month.  It's funny, since I already have the different elements as individual stamps and have used them in different configurations but this stamp just wowed me.  I wanted to keep my card somewhat subdued so that if someone wanted to they could use it as a sympathy card or a masculine birthday card.  I kept the coloring very monochromatic and the matting and card base carried that on.  I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Wainsot Technique

This weeks technique demo at StampTV was how to make wainscoting by Gina K.  What a really neat idea.  I was in the process of finishing up the last of the cards for the wedding shower and needed some masculine cards and these worked out perfectly. 
You can see the video here, and believe me it is so simple.
I chose to make two cards and use images from JustRite's By the Sea set for my focal point.
My card base is Kraft, then a layer of Chocolate Brown and the technique was done on another layer of Kraft, all from Gina K.  I used Memento Desert Sand for the distressing and for the card on the left I used the mountain side of the card stock.  The card on the right is the same format but I used the valley side of the card stock.
I like how they turned out what do you think?  Thanks for stopping by.

Trees on Leaves

This is another of the thank you cards I made last week.  Using a white card base and Papertrey's Fall prints and Patterns DP I made a very simple card.
I stamped directly onto the DP using the trees and sentiment from Papertrey's Masculine Motifs.
Very simple, very elegant and very masculine.
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

A Sympathy Sail

This image of the sail boat was another element 'floating' (pardon the pun) around on my desk.  So of course I had to use it as part of my quest to clean up the area.  Since I had stamped this boat in Memento Rich Cocoa I used the brown and blue color scheme that I had going already.  The image is from Papertrey's Masculine Motif's set.
I really had goofed a little bit while stamping this by not getting the best coverage of ink.  The image is somewhat distressed anyway so I still think it works.
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Woodgrain and Masculine Motifs

The mind is a wondrous thing sometimes. Just not in the middle of the night and I'm trying to get to sleep. Such was the case the other night when I lay in bed and started thinking about wood grain. I have the Papertrey Woodgrain set and started to think about ways to use it. the set has three stamps with different wood grains to them.

I used this one, stamping it over and over to cover the kraft card stock, which I then mounted onto a dark brown card base.

Then I pulled out the Papertrey Masculine Motifs set and stamped the trees onto Kraft, cut it out with an oval Nestabilities. I needed to mat it with dark brown but the next size was larger than I wanted so I trimmed the edge of the kraft and cut another oval out with the same Nestabilities ( a trick I learned from my friend Sandy, it's easier to trim if you emboss the image, then you can just trim around the edge ). I added the brads for a little punch and smudged some Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Tea Dye around the edge.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.